What I like about the film: Opening and closing credit graphics. Music. That's it. Pains me to say that since I've been a Superman fan for 40 years.
I see people defending it because it's a fan film. I've seen plenty of fan films that are amazing, especially in the Star Wars and Batman genres.
The acting is beyond horrible, the script was trash, redundant and cliche, and the story actually could have worked with some major tweaks.
And with due respect to Mr. O'Halloran, I get what you're saying about passion and commitment to a project. The only goal for the director, actors and crew should be that their project WOWS an audience. But if the final product falls flat, it falls flat. People watch films to be amazed, not walk away and say, "Well, give them a participation trophy because at least they worked hard and tried."
You don't need to be a film major to critique a film that you don't like, just like you don't need to be a school trained chef to complain about subpar food and service in a restaurant. In fact, if you had a horrible experience at an eatery, would you say, "It's OK, they had passion and they tried?" Or...would you make a mental note to never eat there again?
Same with this film. I watched it because I am a huge Superman fan, and I do like fan fiction. But this was Abysmal.
I see people defending it because it's a fan film. I've seen plenty of fan films that are amazing, especially in the Star Wars and Batman genres.
The acting is beyond horrible, the script was trash, redundant and cliche, and the story actually could have worked with some major tweaks.
And with due respect to Mr. O'Halloran, I get what you're saying about passion and commitment to a project. The only goal for the director, actors and crew should be that their project WOWS an audience. But if the final product falls flat, it falls flat. People watch films to be amazed, not walk away and say, "Well, give them a participation trophy because at least they worked hard and tried."
You don't need to be a film major to critique a film that you don't like, just like you don't need to be a school trained chef to complain about subpar food and service in a restaurant. In fact, if you had a horrible experience at an eatery, would you say, "It's OK, they had passion and they tried?" Or...would you make a mental note to never eat there again?
Same with this film. I watched it because I am a huge Superman fan, and I do like fan fiction. But this was Abysmal.